BMI will dispatch three of the freshest voices from Nashville’s thriving independent rock scene to the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The 4th annual Road to Bonnaroo contest victors By Lightning, Wild Cub, and Fly Golden Eagle each earned slots in the festival’s Great Taste Lounge Brewed by Miller Lite, where they will serve… Continue reading Catch Nashville's Road to Bonnaroo Winners: By Lightning, Wild Cub, & Fly Golden Eagle @ Roo
Ian Tyson is a cowboy, sure as Hell. And with Raven Singer, the 78-year-old songwriter’s second album following a near-debilitating throat infection, he makes certain to remind his listeners of just that.For the uninitiated, Tyson began his prolific career as one-half of the folk duo Ian & Sylvia in the early ’60s, penning classic standards… Continue reading Ian Tyson | 'Raven Singer' | CD Review
Newly announced as part of NXNE Music are five-piece progressive metal group PROTEST THE HERO, psychedelic-rockers PORTUGAL. THE MAN, Canadian singer-songwriter MATT MAYS, noise rock trio A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, minimalist pop duo ETERNAL SUMMERS, and DUSTED, the latest project from Holy Fuck’s Brian Borcherdt and Bruce Peninsula’s Leon Taheny.Previously announced is the return… Continue reading NXNE Presents: Protest the Hero & Portugal. The Man
Cloud 9 Adventures today announces Strings & Sol, the newest music destination event in the Cloud 9 family, which also includes Mayan Holidaze, Jam Cruise, Holy Ship! and Panic en la Playa. Strings & Sol – set on the sandy white beaches of Tulum, Mexico December 12 – 16, 2012 – brings together some of… Continue reading Strings & Sol: A New Music Destination Event From Cloud 9 Adventures
In the Live Music Capital of the World, we’re used to seeing talented players, but rarely do 12-year-old fiddlers pop out of nowhere and cause Texas titans Willie Nelson, Ray Benson and Billy Gibbons to go gaga simultaneously. That’s exactly what happened when Ruby Jane hit town, though. She wound up touring with both Nelson… Continue reading Ruby Jane Releases Album 'Celebrity (Empire of Emptiness)' 6/19
After 17 years pursuing other passions, Hairball Willie is reuniting for a weekend of shows on May 18th & 19th, 2012. The first show will be in the ‘burbs on Friday at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora, IL and the second is at Martyr’s in Chicago. The band’s full length studio album Just Defying Gravity… Continue reading Hairball Willie to Reunite for Two Shows in Illinois
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey have announced tour plans for Summer 2012. The Tulsa and Kansas City-based band will continue to perform in support of their critically acclaimed album The Race Riot Suite with appearances at The Rochester International Jazz Festival in Rochester, NY, The Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York City, the Stranger Danger… Continue reading Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Summer Shows + New Solo Piano/Remix
Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce the May 22, 2012 album release, NEW BLUEGRASS & OLD HEARTACHES by BOBBY OSBORNE & THE ROCKY TOP X-PRESS. The album was produced by Glen Duncan, Bobby Osborne and Boj (Bobby Osborne, Jr.) and contains new and old songs that will surely delight Bobby’s fans worldwide and celebrate… Continue reading New Album by Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press
Nestled high in the foot hills of the Poudre Canyon, the legendary Mishawaka Amphitheatre rests on the rocky banks of the Cache de la Poudre River. For the past 8 years, the Mish has served as the spring stopping ground for Ft. Collins’ favorite sons. And once again, this Saturday, May 12th, opening weekend arrived.… Continue reading Head for the Hills Open the Mishawaka Amphitheatre
Texas troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard will begin his Spring/Summer tour in support of his new album, The Grifter’s Hymnal, currently at #2 on the Americana Music Association’s radio chart, on May 31st in Seattle.Whether you’re short on time due to an impending apocalypse or simply need a tidy introduction to bring you up to speed… Continue reading Ray Wylie Hubbard Plans Tour in Support of 'Grifter's Hymnal'
